The Syrian Democratic Council has rejected the idea of a safe zone in northern Syria, claiming that a Turkish incursion would be an occupation writes Etihad Press.
Russian and Chinese companies have proposed building and operating a number of roads in Syria, before handing over control of them to the government reports Business2Business.
US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, is visiting the Middle East to try an secure support for America’s policies and its post Syria strategy writes Al-Watan.
Geir Pedersen has started his job as the United Nations Special Envoy to Syria with a meeting in Damascus writes SANA.
The Qatari Foreign Minister said that people in Syria were still suffering from bombardment and displacement at the hands of the regime writes Hurriya Press.
Efforts to readmit Syria into the Arab league have increased, with Iraq leading the way reports Al-Watan.
Since Hezbollah deployed in Syria, 1,630 members have been killed and the group has secured large quantities of arms writes Asharq al-Awsat.
The announced withdrawal of US forces from Syria created a state of confusion on the ground, with few details revealed about how the withdrawal would work writes Al-Araby al-Jadeed.
At a speech at the American University of Cairo, the Secretary of State spoke about the fight against radical Islam and the struggle to expel Iran from Syria writes The US State Department.
The airlines have asked to inspect the technical state of the airport in preparation of resuming flight reports Enab Baladi.
The Syrian Foreign Ministry is trying to pressure to foreign governments in to reopening their embassies in the capital Damascus reports Asharq al-Awsat.
Following the announced withdrawal of US forces from Syria, other parties are scrambling to come up a strategy writes Al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Assad continues to use internationally banned weapons and indiscriminate bombings to secure his grip on the country even further The Syrian Network for Human Rights.
Donald Trump’s haphazard foreign policy decisions show a lack of knowledge of regional dynamics and bring no benefit to the United States, writes Emile Nakhleh.
The Pharmacists Syndicate in Syria has dismissed the claims of a crisis and blamed the shortage on the US embargo of Iran writes Business2Business Syria.
Syria’s membership to the Arab League was suspended in 2011, after regime forces launched a fierce response to anti-government protests writes Anadolu Agency.
Refugees living in the Lebanese region of Arsal have been hit by a lack of aid, food and fuel, and are also being battered by winter weather reports Alsouria Net.
Britain has denied making moves to reopen its embassy in Damascus, which it previously closed in 2012 writes Alsouria Net.
Flight between Bahrain and Syria are set to resume in 2019, after they were stopped in 2011, following the brutal crackdown by regime forces reports Human Voice.
Chemical weapon warnings, mounting US-coalition casualties, Kurdish-regime deals and gains by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
